1 in 4 freshwater species worldwide at risk of extinction: Study

1 in 4 freshwater species worldwide at risk of extinction: Study

The most extensive global assessment of freshwater animals to date has revealed that a quarter of all freshwater animal species on the IUCN Red List are threatened with extinction. The largest number of these threatened species are found in East Africa’s Lake Victoria, South America’s Lake Titicaca, Sri Lanka‘s Wet Zone, and India’s Western Ghats […]

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Nervous System in Octopus Arms is Separated into Segments, Study Finds

Nervous System in Octopus Arms is Separated into Segments, Study Finds

The octopus has a motor control challenge of enormous complexity. Each of its eight arms is a muscular hydrostat, a soft-bodied structure that lacks a rigid skeleton and moves with near infinite degrees of freedom. Moreover, the arms are packed with hundreds of suckers which can change shape independently. Even with this complexity, octopuses control […]

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Mystery syndrome killing rainbow lorikeets and flying foxes leaves scientists baffled

Mystery syndrome killing rainbow lorikeets and flying foxes leaves scientists baffled

Thousands of rainbow lorikeets and hundreds of flying foxes have been hospitalised in Queensland in the past year with a mysterious paralysis that can affect the animals’ ability to fly, swallow and even breathe. Lorikeet paralysis syndrome has struck birds in Queensland and New South Wales since at least 2012, and a similar syndrome was […]

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Victory! Petitions to Reduce or Remove Protections for Wolves are Denied

Victory! Petitions to Reduce or Remove Protections for Wolves are Denied

Petitions from hunting organizations that aimed to reduce or remove protections for gray wolves in the western Great Lakes and West Coast regions have been rejected by Federal wildlife regulators. Groups such as the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation and various bear hunting associations submitted their petitions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in June 2023. […]

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